Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi 12 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Xiaomi 12

70 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Pro
VS
65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
Xiaomi 12 Pro
Xiaomi 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Pro Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi 12, Manufactured in December, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4500mAh
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 204g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi 12
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12 Pro
vs
Xiaomi 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.28 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 970 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 89.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)367 Hzn/a
Response time5 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 152.7 mm (6.01 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 69.9 mm (2.75 in)
Thickness 8.66 mm (0.34 in) 8.16 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance No No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Xiaomi 12
1702
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Xiaomi 12
3977
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16741702
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40293977
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12 Pro], [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
Xiaomi 12
1187033
CPU314669308025
GPU437869439066
Memory204120237645
UX237360212297
NanoReview Score11940181187033
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Xiaomi 12
8751
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °Cn/a
Stability67 %60 %
Graphics Test55 fps52 fps
Graphics Score92998751
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro], [Xiaomi 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Xiaomi 12
12987
Writing score1313214840
Web score1084511534
Video editing74407452
Data manipulation93419643
NanoReview Score1176212987

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 26.5 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 8 min) Yes (87% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 0:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Web Browsing06:40 h06:17 h
Video Playback10:08 h10:46 h
Games04:44 h04:42 h
Standby Mode81 h71 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX707Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.281/1.56
Pixel size1.22 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.9n/a
Focal length48 mmn/a
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length14 mm12 mm
SensorSamsung JN1OmniVision OV13B10
Sensor size1/2.761/3.06
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Xiaomi 12
118
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Xiaomi 12
121
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Xiaomi 12
113
Bokeh7055
Preview7069
Zoom10272
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro], [Xiaomi 12]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32b40 OmniVision OV32B40
Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB
Xiaomi 12
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr December, 2021 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 580
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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